Corporate partnerships · Construction & engineering
Men's Mental Health Support for Construction & Engineering Workplaces
Supporting the wellbeing of men working across construction, engineering and infrastructure.
MENd Together delivers practical, confidential workplace wellbeing sessions designed to create connection, encourage conversation and help men access support.
The challenges
The challenges facing men in construction
Construction and engineering teams are full of skilled, capable people who look out for each other. The work can also bring particular pressures, and men may not always feel able to say when those pressures are getting too much.
High-pressure environments
Tight programmes, deadlines and responsibility for safety, quality and cost.
Physical and emotional demands
Early starts, long days, physical strain, pain and fatigue that affect sleep and mood.
Cultures that can discourage openness
Places where saying you are struggling can feel risky, or like letting the team down.
Working away from home
Travel, nights away and less time with partners, children and friends.
Isolation
Changing sites, teams and subcontractors can make it hard to build lasting connection.
Stress and personal pressures
Money worries, insecure contracts, relationships and family life don't stop at the site gate.
Barriers to asking for help
Not knowing where to go, worrying about confidentiality, or feeling it isn't serious enough yet.
The Chartered Institute of Building's 2020 survey of 2,081 construction workers found that over a quarter (26%) had experienced suicidal thoughts, and only 56% said their business had a mental health policy. Office for National Statistics analysis of deaths registered between 2011 and 2015 found suicide risk among low-skilled male construction workers was around three times the male national average. Suicide has no single cause, but the pattern makes early, accessible support important.
Sources: Chartered Institute of Building, Understanding Mental Health in the Built Environment (2020); Office for National Statistics, Suicide by occupation, England: 2011 to 2015 (2017).
How MENd can help
Practical support men will actually use.
Workplace men's circles
Small facilitated groups where men can talk about what is on their mind, with no pressure to speak.
Wellbeing workshops
Practical sessions on pressure, stress, sleep, relationships and looking out for one another.
Individual support
Confidential one-to-one support for men who want it, person-centred, not therapy or clinical care.
Leadership engagement
Support for site managers and senior leaders to build a culture where men feel able to speak early.
Pilot programmes
A short series of sessions for one site or team, so you can see how your people respond.
Designed around your workforce
Flexible delivery for sites, offices and shifts.
We plan each piece of work with you, around your sites, teams and working patterns. Locations and timings are agreed in conversation and depend on availability.
Site-based teams
Sessions can be arranged at or near site welfare facilities where suitable.
Offices and depots
For project, design, engineering and operational staff.
Different working patterns
We will work with you on timings around shifts, start times and programme pressures.
Online where it helps
For dispersed teams or people working away from home.
Our workplace experience
A morning with 23 men at FM Conway
On Monday 14 September 2026, MENd Together delivered a men's mental health and wellbeing session with FM Conway. We spent the morning with 23 men exploring what it means to be a man today, new ways of communicating, and the issues taking up the most space in their lives.
Read about the sessionStart with a pilot
An easy first step.
You don't need to commit to a long programme. Start with a single workplace session or a small pilot for one site or team, then decide together what comes next. Every organisation is different, so we shape a proposal around your people, objectives and delivery requirements.
Confidentiality and safeguarding
Clear boundaries, agreed before we start.
Employee choice and confidentiality
Taking part is always voluntary. Conversations stay confidential within appropriate limits: where there is a safeguarding concern, serious risk or a legal duty, we act on it. Those limits are explained to everyone who takes part.
Employers never see individual sessions, bookings or notes. Any reporting to your organisation is anonymised and aggregated, with agreed minimum numbers so nobody can be identified.
Professional boundaries
MENd Together provides person-centred support, peer support, facilitated groups and practical navigation. We are not an emergency, medical or statutory mental health service and do not replace therapy or clinical care.
Safeguarding, referral and escalation routes are agreed with you before delivery begins. Where someone needs specialist help, we support them towards the right service. Our safeguarding approach.
Free employer resource
The Men's Wellbeing Workplace Toolkit
A practical guide for employers, HR teams and leaders: barriers men face, how managers can start supportive conversations, a self-assessment and a 30-day action plan.
Free guides for site and office
Funded by Sport England · No cost to you
Healing Through Movement
A gentle, trauma-informed movement session for site teams, depots and offices: breathwork, grounding and accessible movement, with no fitness level needed and no one required to talk. Delivered by MENd Together with Heal A Generation and fully funded by Sport England.
Discuss Workplace Wellbeing for Your Team
Request a corporate partnership proposal
Tell us a little about your organisation and the men in your workforce. Every organisation is different, so we develop proposals based on workforce needs, programme scope and delivery requirements. A real person reads every message and replies within two working days, usually to arrange a short introductory conversation of twenty to thirty minutes. There is no obligation and no sales process. You can also email info@mendtogether.org.
Prefer to read first? Our partnership overview covers the offer in one printable page, and the free employer toolkit offers practical steps you can use straight away.
Or email info@mendtogether.org
Questions from construction employers
- Do you publish prices for construction employers?
- No. Every organisation is different, so we develop a tailored proposal based on your people, objectives and delivery requirements.
- Can we start with one session?
- Yes. Many employers start with a single workplace session or a small pilot before deciding whether to go further.
- Will managers see what individuals say?
- No. Taking part is voluntary and conversations stay confidential within appropriate limits, where there is a safeguarding concern, serious risk or legal duty, we act on it. Any reporting to the employer is anonymised and aggregated.